Supporting rack



' March 15,1927. 1,621,410

MW i@ v /Wf-f i E. w. HQUSE SUPPORTING 'RACK lFiled Jan. 2o. 1926 l Patentedy Mar.r1i5, 1927.

UNITED STATES lnvnnn'rr W. HOUSE, ornnrzmnfrmnnw JERSEY.-

SUPPORTING RACK.

Appiicatrion fneaaanuary 2o, was..VA serialA Naisa'sao.

This inventionrelates to supporting racks especially designed `for holding books, files,

y or other articles in '.avertical Aposition -on a desk. 1 f

'5y Some ofthe `principal .objects ofthe invention'resid-e in the-provision .of a rack which aifords a wide range of adjustment l to .accommodate articlesof .various .thickness;v a rack which facilitates the insertion of the articlesand removal of the, articles especially lthose of a limp nature; a rack Vwhich is simple in its con-struction and mode ofuse; and a rack which is'highly efficient in its purpose.

- With the above recited and otherobjects in view, reference is had 'to the4 following 'specification andy accompanying drawingsin Vwhich ythere is exhibited one examplel or embodiment ofthe invention which is ,in no i way intended as a limitation upon the scope ofthe appended claimvas itis to be clearlyf understood that' variations and modiicaey v tions which properly fall within the scope .j of said claim Amay be resorted to when found expedient.

In the drawingsf j Figure l is aperspective viewl of a rack constructed inl accordance with the. invention, illustrating several ways in which the same may be used and'adjusted, and

Fig. 2 is an' enlarged fragmentary transverse sectional view therethrough.`

Referring to theidrawings by characters of reference, the rack includes asubsta'ntiallyfoblong base v,10, `which formed with a double row` of apertures 11 vadjacent the opposite longitudinal sid-e edges thercof,the `apertures in each row lbeing spaced apart anV equal distance to the spacing of the apertures Vof each double row. VThe rack further includespartition elements' or members yin the nature -of inverted U-shaped wires or rods 12, each vincluding a pair of legs 13l Ajoined at the .upper end by substantially .475 semi-circular bight 14. Thejparti-tion members are constructed of a material vwhich is resilient whereby the lower` free ends of the legs 13 when fitted within an. adjacent pair of openings 11', will vfrictionally coactV with the op-enings to prevent casual displace- Y ment of the partition members from the j base.' The uniform spacing ofthe apertures 11 permits the positioning of the'partit'ion members 12 either longitudinally of, th-ebase, 2S illustrated at*thelght hand `OfFigl, or transversely of the base,.as illustrated at the left of -Fig. 1,1 the Alatter arrangementv vthe longitudinal @si-de edges, *I presents the y semi-circular or curved lbights inL such a manner as to afford aflared entrance to the article-receiving space *betweenr adjacent pairs of partition members, lwhich arrangement greatly facilitates vthe introduction ofv the articles', such. as limp vbound books," to the receiving, spaces. i

Inl order to prevent wearV vor scratching and marring` of the iinish of the upper face of the base by'thely articles supported by thel raclgwear strips or beadsl 15 are provided on the upper face. of they` basel preferably adjacent the` longitudinalside edges. yThe base may be further lformed .with a felt covering 16S on the lower face tojprevent marring' or' scratching of the surfacejuponl which the raclris mounted. .j o,

.It isr obvious from theforegoing'construction that lthe partition members may berela tively spaced apartvarious distances toV 'i accommodate articles of various thickness at i i the'option of the user..

What is claimed is:

ving a pair of rowsof vertically disposed apertures in its upper face adjacent each opposite marginal edge, thle openings in each row being spaced apart the same distance as the spacing between the rows of each pair,

A supporting rack including a base hav-` and a plurality of inverted U-shaped resili-` ,ent partition members cach having al pair j. -Y

of legs joined by abight at'the upper end and having free lower extremities"normally spaced apart adistance'approximately equal to thefdistance of the spacing ofv adjacent openings, ythe lower `extremities of each of said members being engaged in two adj acentf openings, the spacing-ofthe openings being such4 that the said members may lb-e selectively anchored inl the openings to dispose transversely of the base.VV f

A10o Y the bights respectively longitudinally or l 'i 

